“I am five going on six…” ~ Ivy singing to the tune of Sound of Music’s Sixteen going on Seventeen Ivy is about to start Kindergarten. Just one week from today her little body will be attached to a comparatively ginormous backpack and walk into the world of no. 2 pencils… I am not at […]
Read more "five going on seventeen…"This morning I am sitting in Panera working on the sermon schedule for the next 6 months. Of course I need to get my dates right, so I looked up this year’s Advent schedule online. (One might think a working Christian calendar would have been implanted when God called me into the ministry, but I […]
Read more "Being Followed…"“The average amount spent on a wedding in the U.S. last year was $24,070.” ~ USA Today There are few times in life when one must stand up to begin a revolution, but the moment has come for me. For far too long women have struggled in our country for equal rights, and in so […]
Read more "Joy…"“Is the baby naked inside your belly?” ~ Ivy Meg reads about the arrival of the Royal newlyweds, while I read about politics. She flips through pictures of dresses, while I contemplate debates and meetings at the White House. Normally I am surprised by the popularity of the Life section over the Front page – […]
Read more "As a child…"“My mother had not had a hot meal for herself in fifteen years…” ~ Narrator, The Christmas Story On the patio the girls threw the little white pops. Even Phoebe was able to explode the snaps. But in our pack of yellow boxes was also a “Not For Children” Mega Snaps. I got them out […]
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